Sebastian Montoya-Vargas, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "FLEXURAL STRENGTH OF MICROPILE THREADED CONNECTIONS." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Sebastian Montoya-Vargas at sebastian.montoyavargas@maine.edu.

Mariah Pearson, a candidate for Master of Science in Marine Biology will be defending her thesis titled, "Development and Validation of a Challenge Model Using Geosmin Spiked-Feeds to Obtain Off-flavor Compounds in the Tissues of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Mariah Pearson at mariah.pearson@maine.edu.

Lola Holcomb, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science will be defending her dissertation titled, "Anti-Inflammatory Interactions between Gut Microbiota and Broccoli Sprouts". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Lola Holcomb at lola.holcomb@maine.edu.

Ahmed Almaghasilah, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science and Engineering will be defending his dissertation titled, "Computational approaches to Understanding Complex Biological Systems." Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Ahmed Almaghasilah at ahmed.almaghasilah@maine.edu.

Anna Rathbun, a candidate for Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering will be defending her dissertation titled, "Upward-Looking Radar Traverse System on a Track for Quantifying Spatial and Temporal Variability of Temperate Snowpack Properties". Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Anna Rathbun at anna.rathbun@maine.edu.

Camilo J. Fernandez-Escobar, a candidate for Master of Science in Civil Engineering will be defending his thesis titled, "Field Testing and Numerical Analysis of Laterally Loaded Helical Piles Retrofitted using a Novel Collar Vane" Zoom meeting: For the Zoom link and password, please contact Camilo J. Fernandez-Escobar at camilo.fernandezescobar@maine.edu.